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Sheep / Re: landes de bretagne sheep - any in the UK ?

« Last post by Fleecewife on April 14, 2024, 07:15:04 pm »

https://www.fondazioneslowfood.com/en/ark-of-taste-slow-food/landes-de-bretagne-sheep/

https://www.races-de-bretagne.fr/decouvrez-les-races/mouton-des-landes-de-bretagne/

Similar to ouessant but a bit bigger  my friend says "C'est un peu plus gros que les ouessant et un peu moins sauvage, mais tout autant rustique! "

Whatever was the 'Roughage revolution' of 1945 to 1970?
Hebbies without horns?
Would it be too difficult to import them if there are none here?

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Announcements / New diary post: Paths / Boxes / Peas

« Last post by TAS Bot on April 14, 2024, 06:44:40 pm »

A new TAS diary entry has been posted: Paths / Boxes / Peas

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Sheep / Re: landes de bretagne sheep - any in the UK ?

« Last post by Bywaters on April 14, 2024, 10:40:27 am »

https://www.fondazioneslowfood.com/en/ark-of-taste-slow-food/landes-de-bretagne-sheep/

https://www.races-de-bretagne.fr/decouvrez-les-races/mouton-des-landes-de-bretagne/

Similar to ouessant but a bit bigger  my friend says "C'est un peu plus gros que les ouessant et un peu moins sauvage, mais tout autant rustique! "

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Sheep / Re: Help! Advice on bottle feeding lambs with ewe with mastitis - updated new query

« Last post by twizzel on April 14, 2024, 09:51:51 am »

It’s probably snatching something from mum; enough to make it not want a bottle, not enough to thrive. I had one last year the same, took it away and put in the pet pen, it went on fine once it realised powdered milk was the only option.


If the ewe is well in herself and not oozing anything from the affected quarter you could put her back with the rest, but I’d put her back with 1 lamb and lift the lamb that’s struggling. And cull the ewe after weaning.

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Sheep / Re: Help! Advice on bottle feeding lambs with ewe with mastitis.

« Last post by JFW67 on April 14, 2024, 08:59:13 am »

I’m pretty close to giving up on trying to feed the lamb.  It’s now 11 days old and we have not managed to get her to take more than 20 or 30 mls herself.   She will feed but takes very little and is quickly keen to get away.  I’m using a Pritchard teat and have tried it with three different sized holes and a small slice lengthways down the teat.

 I have resorted to tube feeding her 60mls the last few days in the evening so that she is getting something.  Last night catching her to tube feed was not that easy - she’s not at deaths door but is always a little hunched with tail down. (Photo attached). She spends a lot of time resting but is up and active and keen to feed of mum.

She is gaining weight very slowly, and now at 3.4kg is half the size of her twin.  They are still in a separate pen to keep the ewe from the rest of the flock because she had mastitis, treated 8 days ago.

So I’m wondering:
Should I persevere with trying to feed the lamb - I keep them more to manage field grass than to earn so a small sheep is not an issue.
Should I now allow the trio back in with the main flock

Advice?

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Sheep / Re: landes de bretagne sheep - any in the UK ?

« Last post by Fleecewife on April 14, 2024, 12:40:20 am »

Sorry, I've not heard of them.  Any chance of a pic?

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Sheep / Re: Quadruplets!

« Last post by mebnandtrn on April 13, 2024, 09:37:39 pm »

This may be too late but we had quads this year. We left all 4 on her for the first 2 days then 2 were given top up bottles. She rejected them initially but once we held her and they had fed a few times she accepted the smell of her milk plus the bottles. They now follow her, sneak occasional feeds but have a full bottle as well.  I hope that means they get to live a natural life as lambs with a mother but effectively she feeds 2 and a bit babies. If it fails then I will know it’s a bad plan but a month in and it’s working so far!

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Sheep / landes de bretagne sheep - any in the UK ?

« Last post by Bywaters on April 13, 2024, 01:44:48 pm »

A friend of mine has some landes de bretagne sheep
These were almost extinct 45 years ago but have been saved

Are there any in the UK that anyone knows of ?

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Sheep / Re: Importing from France

« Last post by Bywaters on April 12, 2024, 07:37:48 pm »

Thanks Chris

From what I have read, by the end of the year, imported livestock will require an inspection on arrival in uk, which, apparently, is not required now (?)

On top of the blood tests and other inspections

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Sheep / Re: Importing from France

« Last post by chrismahon on April 12, 2024, 06:34:08 pm »

I'm curious why it will get worse by the end of the year @Bywaters? Is something happening there that I haven't heard about?


I think the key issue is 'imported', because it's the exporter that fills in the paperwork, so you would need to ask someone here if they can do it. I think there are English speaking facebook groups that might know, but I can't point you in the right direction unfortunately. Perhaps try a Google search?